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What is the real purpose for a brunch but to cut out one meal ? Thought that with the stiff price increases the cruise line woud not have any additional cut backs ?

Sorry for your loss . 48 + years is a lofe time .We are married 62 years

Truly good prices for any one who can take advantage of them . Yes much better than vying fr that $49 deal & not knowing or getting told last minute . With the above prices people can book ,then plan their days on board with tours ,ie & pack

In the first quarter 2024 Carnival corporation reoported that all prices have increased . Thus ,if Holland America is running a sale that is the best time imo to book a nww cruise . If you area Mariner you can get early booking bonus booking very early which in effect is a saving . On HAL's web site the cruise will say early booking bonus usually within 60 to 80 days from HAL's realease date . you can also save with AARP getting a on board credit , Owning 100 shares of CCL stock will hey on board credits .There are many ways to reuce the cost of a new booking

Tthanks for sharing . Here in the Long Beach area of Calif Carnival sails the 2019 built Pamorama cruise ship to Mexico . Problem for us is one it is too far to drive to ,2nd the traffic in that area id bumper to bumper ,about one hour to get through that bottle trap . So a no Carnival cruise for us from long Beach Ca . when we sailed on Miracle ,a mid size ship of 86000 tone to as far into Mexico as Alcapulco it was wonderful .Carnival decided to move that ship from SD to australia & stopped sailing from SD ,Ca

We are getting close to 4 star & this one medallion we do want .Unlikely ,at our ages we get to 5 star .

We will look for those sweet potato fries on our 10 day Koningsdam cruise in November ,alwwya preferred sweet potato fries over the regular potato fries 😄

Us too on Carnival Holiday . She was a great ship back then ,then we sailed on the old Jubilee to Alaska .We did at least 15 to 20 Carnival ship cruises before we found RCL & Celebrity & Princess . Now we are only HAL cruisers for the last 5 to 6 years or perhaps a bit longer

We had lunch in the Pinnacle restaurant on Koningsdam . We were not over whelmed & it was not busy .The food was very average .We much prefer Tamarind & Canneletto for their various types of offerings

We did 5 cruises before 1995 on Carnival & RCCL

We never got our bronze medallion . Not that we miss having it .

when we did the 7 day river cruise ,we also spent time in Switzerland which was also very wonderful & post swotserland we flew to Rome for a 6 day stay6 & then took a trans Atlantic cruise in a stern balcony on perfectly calm waters .Each segment was so very wonderful & very different . Now all we can do is dream of what a wonderfil trip we did take as our ages & physical can no longer go that distance & planes

We agree with Mc Deb above , we took a Avalon river cruise once down the Rhine river from Amsterdam to Basil Switzerland . It was as different from Ocean cruises as white is different from black . The s,alle numbers of people ,The very relaxed atmosphere , the daily guided tours & the best food we have ever had including land based restaurants

Service & pleasing ship crews , better food overall , great long viages with interesting port stops is what HAL is most noted for

Tipping is a personal thing & since you already pay your daily tips any thing you give is over & above the daily tips . you need to single out those people who gave you extra ordinary service not just their job . Then decide what tip is appropriate . No one can offer guidelines since it is a personal thing to do

We love Maui .Spent may weeks there & snorkeled at Malokini Reef a number of times back then .now our favorite cruise is R/T Hawaii from SD each year in January

Same here we sailed on Ryndam as out firsrt cruise . I won a DAM ship cap on that cruise 😄

The mass market cruise lines have changed their marketing methods to maximize profits . We are all subject to the changes .All one can do if things bother them on HAL ships is to change to a cruise line that suits their needs .In most cases those are the higher end cruise lines where most families van not afford .Those of us who are retired can choose not to sail when the kids are home on school breaks & that should be easy to do HAL could institute a policy pertaining to chair hogs .The policy could be if the chaur is not occupied within20 minutes the pool assistants are able to pick up & store the persona items ,so the people can then retrieve their items from the pool assistants .People need to send their recommendations to HAL in writing

From a market share in the west coast Princess ,Carnival & Holland America are getting the lions share . It is obvious that there lines are doing more than Mexican riviera cruises

Sorry yes it is Navigator of the Seas . now Quantum of the Seas is a relatively new ship & most welcome addition . Also RCCL should consider other cruise destinations beside the Mexican Riviera like Hawaii , coastal Calif ,ie

We went vthere back in March 2023 & saile B2B on a Celebrity ship . We are handicapped seniors & where the Celebrity vship was moored it was a night mare trying to load luggage at the curb . Too many people driving up yo load their luggage at curb side . just to find my car with the bus ,the driver of the bus needed my key to find my car using the beeper on the key .At least here is the San diego port we get a Uber to take us 40 miles to the port & no hassles parking a car If the world Cruise center was to build a high rise parking structure that would make it so much easier ,Drop off the luggage & my wife & then park & I can get back to the shops entry to the port with my electric scooter . Trust me handicapped people have a very hard time with parking at the world Cruise Center . Yes it is a huge parking area but ,it was very cut up as well .

The last time ,last year ,we parked at the World Cruise Center & the parking lot was a mess . Is there any indications that the port will build a proper parking structure ? If it did we drive from San diego to board Princess cruises TIA

Adventure of the Seas is a old ship now. Wondering id RCCL plans to replace this aging ship ? Does any one know ? TIA

We have 4 new cruises booked 3 on Konongsdam /7 one on Nieuw Amsterdam . We hope to have good entertainment 😄

Thanks for your posts